割り込む|わりこむwarikomu[3]nakadaka (mid-high)
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- godan verb, transitive verbto cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to squeeze oneself into; to intrude on; to interrupt
- godan verb, transitive verbto fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
- godan verb, transitive verb, goto wedge; to play a wedge
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 割り込む(わりこむ) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 割り込みます(わりこみます) |
| Negative (nai) | 割り込まない(わりこまない) |
| polite (masen) | 割り込みません(わりこみません) |
| classical zu / nu | 割り込まず・割り込まぬ(わりこまず・わりこまぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 割り込んだ(わりこんだ) |
| polite (mashita) | 割り込みました(わりこみました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 割り込まなかった(わりこまなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 割り込みませんでした(わりこみませんでした) |
| Te form | 割り込んで(わりこんで) |
| Potential | 割り込める(わりこめる) |
| Passive | 割り込まれる(わりこまれる) |
| Causative | 割り込ませる(わりこませる) |
| Causative passive | 割り込ませられる・割り込まされる(わりこませられる・わりこまされる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 割り込めば(わりこめば) |
| tara | 割り込んだら(わりこんだら) |
| Volitional | 割り込もう(わりこもう) |
| polite (mashou) | 割り込みましょう(わりこみましょう) |
| Imperative | 割り込め(わりこめ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Related押し入るおしいるNeutralForcibly breaking or bursting into a house or premises, as in 「強盗が押し入る」; 「割り込む」 centers on cutting into lines or conversations.
- Related押しかけるおしかけるNeutralGoing somewhere uninvited or arriving in throngs; 「割り込む」 is about pushing into a queue or a conversation.
- RelatedでしゃばるNeutralMeddling in others' affairs or pushing oneself into the limelight; 「割り込む」 focuses on cutting into lines or conversations.
- Related差し出るさしでるNeutralSticking one's nose in or meddling beyond one's station; 「割り込む」 is about cutting into a queue.
- Relatedしゃしゃり出るしゃしゃりでるCasualColloquial and derogatory: cheekily thrusting oneself forward uninvited; 「割り込む」 focuses on cutting into a line.
- Antonym譲るゆずるNeutralThe antonym on competing vs yielding: it means giving way or handing something over rather than cutting in.
- Antonym待つまつNeutralThe antonym on racing ahead vs waiting: it means waiting one's turn, e.g. standing in line, instead of cutting in.
Choose 「割り込む」 for cutting into a line or conversation (「列に割り込む」) or for prices falling below a level. Use 「押し入る」 for breaking into a house, 「押しかける」 for uninvited visits, 「出しゃばる」 or 「差し出る」 for meddling, 「しゃしゃり出る」 colloquially. Antonyms: 「譲る」, 「待つ」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


